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Image
Syntax
Image(R::E:OBJECT,F:TAGGED("RMap")):OBJECT
Image(V:OBJECT,F:TAGGED("RMap")):OBJECT
where R is the identifier for a ring and F has the form
RMap(F_1:POLY,...,F_n:POLY) or the form RMap([F_1:POLY,...,F_n:POLY]).
The number n is the number of indeterminates of the ring R. In the
second form, V is a variable containing a CoCoA object dependent on R
or not dependent on any ring.
Summary
ring homomorphism
Description
This function maps the object E from one ring to another as
determined by F. Suppose the current ring is S, and E is an object
dependent on a ring R; then
Image(R::E,F)
returns the object in S obtained by substituting F_i
for the i-th
indeterminate of R in E. Effectively, we get the image of E under
the ring homomorphism,
F: R ---> S
x_i |--> F_i,
where x_i
denotes the i-th indeterminate of R.
Notes:
1. The coefficient rings for the domain and codomain must be the same.
2. If R = S, one may use Image(E,F)
but in this case it may be
easier to use Eval
or Subst
.
3. The exact domain is never specified by the mapping F. It is only
necessary that the domain have the same number of indeterminates as F
has components. Thus, we are abusing terminology somewhat in
calling F a map.
4. The second form of the function does not require the prefix R::
since the prefix is associated automatically.
5. If the object E in R is a polynomial or rational function (or list,
matrix, or vector of these) which involves only indeterminates that are
already in S, the object E can be mapped over to S without change
using the command "BringIn".
example
Use C ::= Q[u,v]; -- domain
Use B ::= Q[x,y]; -- another possible domain
I := Ideal(x^2-y); -- an ideal in B
Use A ::= Q[a,b,c]; -- codomain
F := RMap(a,c^2-ab);
Image(B::xy, F); -- the image of xy under F:B --> A
-a^2b + ac^2
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Image(C::uv,F); -- the image of uv under F:C --> A
-a^2b + ac^2
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Image(I,F); -- the image of the ideal I under F: B --> A
Ideal(a^2 + ab - c^2)
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I; -- the prefix "B::" was not needed in the previous example since
-- I is already labeled by B
B :: Ideal(x^2 - y)
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Image(B::Module([x+y,xy^2],[x,y]),F); -- the image of a module
Module([-ab + c^2 + a, a^3b^2 - 2a^2bc^2 + ac^4], [a, -ab + c^2])
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X := C:: u+v; -- X is a variable in the current ring (the codomain), A,
X; -- whose value is an expression in the ring C.
C :: u + v
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Image(X,F); -- map X to get a value in C
-ab + c^2 + a
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